Illocutionary logic as a tool for reconstructing Kant’s derivation of the formula of the categorical imperative from its mere concept

This paper aims to reconstruct Kant’s derivation of the formula of the categorical imperative from its mere concept with the help of the resources of Searle’s and Vanderveken’s illocutionary logic. The main exegetical hypothesis is that the derivation envisaged by Kant consists in deriving the formu...

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Autor: Greimann, Dirk
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/96739
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/96739
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Kant
Categorical Imperative
Illocutionary Logic
Self-defeating Speech Act
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Sumario:This paper aims to reconstruct Kant’s derivation of the formula of the categorical imperative from its mere concept with the help of the resources of Searle’s and Vanderveken’s illocutionary logic. The main exegetical hypothesis is that the derivation envisaged by Kant consists in deriving the formula from the success conditions of categorical imperatives. These conditions, which are analogous to the success conditions of ordinary orders, contain restrictions for the successful construction of a system of moral laws that determine what the content of the categorical imperative must be.